crossly (Meaning)

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crossly (r)

in an ill-natured manner

Sarah looked at him crossly, her patience wearing thin.
The teacher scolded the student crossly for disrupting the class.
"Why did you forget to pick up the groceries?" he asked crossly.
The customer complained crossly about the slow service at the restaurant.
"Stop teasing your sister," their mother said crossly, tired of the bickering.
The boss spoke crossly to the employee who had missed an important deadline.
"I told you to clean your room," she reminded him crossly, noticing the mess.
He sighed crossly as he realized he had left his keys at home.
The cat glared at the dog crossly, unhappy with the intrusion of its nap.
"Can you please stop tapping your pencil?" she asked crossly, trying to concentrate.

in an ill-natured manner

betray, sell (out), double-cross, two-time, sell down the river, backstab,stab in the back, shop, tell (on), split (on)

protect, guard, save, guard, protect, defend, save, stand by, stand by, defend

Sarah looked at him crossly, her patience wearing thin.

The teacher scolded the student crossly for disrupting the class.

"Why did you forget to pick up the groceries?" he asked crossly.

The customer complained crossly about the slow service at the restaurant.